i keep a diary

April, 2014

The April Roundup

Here are all the pics I took in April 2014.

Tuesday, April 1st

maddy, me
Saw Maddy snoozing in the sun and couldn't resist giving her a kiss.
kiss ˆ maddy ˆ me
maddy, me
She stuck her tongue out at the perfect time! Haha.
dogs ˆ kiss ˆ tongue ˆ maddy ˆ me
Had my an excellent Odessa dinner and read a book about Yeshe Tsogyal.
book ˆ diner ˆ food ˆ french fries ˆ odessa

Thursday, April 3rd

amanda
On Thursday I met up with Amanda and we went to a show. (What show?)
amanda

Friday, April 4th

catrinel
On Thursday night Cat came over for a hang. I had my keyboard set up in the living room...
living room ˆ piano ˆ catrinel
catrinel
...and Cat decided to treat me to a little 88-key jazz odyssey!
piano ˆ catrinel
catrinel, me
Going for it.
living room ˆ piano ˆ catrinel ˆ me
The we ate an Indian feast. Whenever I order samosas, I like to yell the word "SAMOSA!"
food ˆ indian food

Friday, April 4th

Plant care Friday!
plant

Saturday, April 5th

maddy
Got an Edie houseguest on Saturday!
dogs ˆ edie ˆ yawn ˆ maddy
maddy
Sunbathing buddies.
dogs ˆ edie ˆ yawn ˆ maddy
Was walking the hounds and took a picture of these two kids fooling around with the hamper coming out of the laundry mat.
best ˆ strangers
grant
Few of my friends can resist the lure of a keyboard that's already set up!
living room ˆ piano ˆ grant

Sunday, April 6th

maddy
I like to pretend they're yelling in this photo. Hahah.
edie ˆ yawn ˆ maddy

Sunday, April 6th

Spent Monday morning with the plants.
chair ˆ plant
Got a new fern...
fern ˆ plant
...and another golden pothos!
plant
Spent a little bit of time trying to organize all the household and office papers I'd let pile up...
home office
...but then the next thing I knew...
computer
...somehow I ended up watching Peep Show.
peep show ˆ tv
Managed to only watch 1 or 2 seasons.
peep show ˆ tv
You know. Instead of ALL OF THEM.
peep show ˆ tv
maddy
Caught these two snuggling on the way up to bed.
dogs ˆ edie ˆ maddy

Tuesday, April 8th

grant
Late night Odessa with G.
odessa ˆ grant

Thursday, April 10th

grant
On Thursday night, I went over to Grant's to watch I'm Alan Partridge and eat Japanese noodles.
living room ˆ grant

Friday, April 11th

max
On Friday afternoon I took the bus down to DC to hang out with Max. He was a little shy when I first arrived...
baby ˆ max
max
...but I managed to get a smile pretty quickly!
baby ˆ max
brett, max
Strollerin!
baby ˆ stroller ˆ brett ˆ max
brett, me
Battjer Bros.
family ˆ brett ˆ me
After everyone went to sleep, I stayed up reading Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood. (Loved it! I recommend reading it!)
best ˆ book

Saturday, April 12th

brett, max
I MADE THIS! Amy got up early on Saturday morning to head to her friend's Bridal Shower, so me and Brett were alone with Max on double Mr. Mom duty for the day.
baby ˆ brett ˆ max
brett, max
Feeding time.
baby ˆ brett ˆ max
We loaded up the stroller and walked...
bloom ˆ trees
max
...about an hour down to the waterfront to see all the cherry blossoms.
asleep ˆ baby ˆ bloom ˆ trees ˆ washington dc ˆ max
max
By the time we got down there, Max was conked out!
asleep ˆ baby ˆ bloom ˆ trees ˆ washington dc ˆ max
Jefferson Memorial.
river
brett
Look at how adult we are Brett is!
stroller ˆ brett
max
Hey, wait a minute - has this all been a big distraction because my mom is away?
baby ˆ max
max
Max had just turned 5 months and can (sort of) sit up on his own if you prop him up in a corner real good.
baby ˆ max
max
Ta-da!
baby ˆ best ˆ max
brett, max
Happy baby!
laugh ˆ brett ˆ max
amy b, max
Reunited with mom in time for bed!
baby ˆ amy b ˆ max

Sunday, April 13th

amy b, max
We got up early on Sunday and went out for breakfast in the neighborhood.
baby ˆ amy b ˆ max
max, me
Is an uncle!
baby ˆ max ˆ me
padmasambhava
Took the bus back to NYC and spent Sunday evening playing piano...
living room ˆ piano ˆ plant ˆ padmasambhava
...catching up on Game of Thrones...
living room
...and eating a not-so-good-for-me Chinese feast from the little noodle shop downstairs. (Owww, my belly).
food

Monday, April 14th

On Monday morning I picked up some flowers along with my fresh fruit.
flowers ˆ fruit
Tulip arranging.
flowers
You can see the aura around my body is bright, but the aura over my physically body is dark and missing. I made this necklace out of clear quartz and black tourmaline...
necklace
Tulips and a sequence of how my biophoto cloud changes around me over time!
AuraCam6000 ˆ best ˆ flowers ˆ polaroid
me
...wear it for a few days and then go back for another picture!
mirror ˆ necklace ˆ me
Took a picture of this awesome workout I saw in a magazine. I didn't actually ever do it. But, you know, I did take a photo of it so if I ever decide to finally go for it, I'll be all set.
magazine
Saw this scary looking spider in the building on the walk home.
spider
Steam vacuuming my living room carpet is one of my favorite things...
vacuum
...as long as I happen to be in a "cleaning" state of mind.
steam ˆ vacuum

Wednesday, April 16th

Wednesday morning...
fruit ˆ mango
...breakfast time!
breakfast ˆ fruit ˆ mango
I kinked my neck down in DC, so on Wednesday I went down to Chinatown to try out a new chiropractor.
chiropractor ˆ doctor
After adjusting my spine...
chiropractor ˆ neck
...he put all these strips of athletic tape on my neck and back to try to teach my muscles how to behave.
chiropractor ˆ neck ˆ tape
grant, siege
Later that night I met up with Grant and we went out to Williamsburg to catch up with this guy!o After a pizza from Sal's and a catch up...
grant ˆ siege
grant, siege
...we adjourned to the studio...
photo shoot ˆ grant ˆ siege
grant, siege
So Clayton could try out the rig he'd set up to capture slow-motion video.
photo shoot ˆ shake face ˆ grant ˆ siege
grant
Shake face out-take!
shake face ˆ grant
grant, siege
After Grant's face couldn't take anymore shaking, they moved on to documenting...
dlr kick ˆ jump ˆ photo shoot ˆ grant ˆ siege
grant, siege
...Grant's aerial skills! (Kid's still got it!)
dlr kick ˆ jump ˆ photo shoot ˆ grant ˆ siege

Thursday, April 17th

Documenting the late afternoon light...
living room
...spilling into the living room.
living room

Friday, April 18th

jane anne, me
Hung out with Jane Anne on Friday.
jane anne ˆ me
We ate egg sandwiches and watched the Good Friday parade go by.
grant
Grant came over on Friday night and we did manly things like drink beers...
beer ˆ biore nose strips ˆ grant
me
...and clear our pores.
biore nose strips ˆ camera ˆ mirror ˆ me

Saturday, April 19th

maddy, meredith
On Saturday afternoon, Meredith came over to hang out and I ended up breaking out my table and giving her a reiki treatment. Maddy always likes to get in the mix!
reiki ˆ maddy ˆ meredith

Sunday, April 20th

alkalol, neti pot
Alkalol is my Neti pot secret ingredient. My brother turned me onto this stuff and it's the best.
alkalol ˆ neti pot
Jumped rope, gave myself a haircut...
haircut ˆ sink
me
...my 75 year-old Siciliano barber always calls me out whenever I go see him after giving myself a trim. "What? You a-doing this to a-yo-self again?" haha.
mirror ˆ me
Mmmm, breakfast. I always make 2 eggs for me...
egg ˆ food ˆ juice
maddy
...and one for this little egg-fan.
egg ˆ maddy
My health insurance premium went up so I decided to even things out by buying a skateboard after not skateboarding for fifteen years. Hey, if I'm going to pay more, I should do things that might help me get my money's worth!
skateboard
I bought these skate shoes on the interweb and then they showed up and I was like "Awww, man."
shoes ˆ skateboard
Movie shoot downstairs.
movie set
maddy
Hahahaha.
dog ˆ sleepy ˆ maddy
maddy
Watching my dog enjoy the sun is one of my favorite things.
dog ˆ sleepy ˆ maddy
maddy
The best.
dog ˆ sleepy ˆ maddy

Tuesday, April 22st

ellen
Met Ellen for dinner on Tuesday night. Nigore Sake...
sake ˆ ellen
me
...and lots of veggies for my fellow...
japanese food ˆ me
ellen
...veggie-nibbler. We caught up and got accidentally smashed on sake and then our...
food ˆ japanese food ˆ ellen
...delicious ramen arrived.
japanese food ˆ ramen
Took Maddy for a late night walk...
shadow ˆ tompkins ˆ walking
...and Tompkins looked extra pretty.

Here's an excerpt from my written journal from this day that made me laugh:

What I've Been Doing:
  • stretching
  • juice making
  • guitar
  • writing songs
  • walking dog
  • cleaning
  • this american life
  • foam roller
  • lacrosse ball on my neck
  • i keep a diary
list ˆ tree

Thursday, April 24th

grant, jane anne, kristina
Kristina was in town visiting so we pulled out all the stops and took her to Odessa!
best ˆ diner ˆ odessa ˆ grant ˆ jane anne ˆ kristina
grant, kristina
Do they have fancy dining like this in Californ-i-a?
odessa ˆ grant ˆ kristina

Thursday, April 24th

maddy, me
Sing your dog a song!
best ˆ guitar ˆ maddy ˆ me
jane anne, maddy
Hung out with Jane Anne...
jane anne ˆ maddy
vin
...and we went over to Cherry Tavern to celebrate Vin's birthday! Happy birthday! I'm so glad you randomly walked up to me and started talked at some house party in 1996. So happy to know you all these years!
birthday ˆ cherry tavern ˆ vin
jane anne, kristina
"Heeeeey, NICE ASSHOLE!"
jane anne ˆ kristina
jane anne, kristina
Here is a better-lit photo of these two! Afterwards, we went over to Donastia...
jane anne ˆ kristina
...and had some things that weren't on the Odessa menu.
grant, me
This guy makes crazy things happen always! <3
grant ˆ me

Sunday, April 27th

amanda
Hung out with Amanda on Sunday night and watched shows.
kitchen ˆ amanda

Monday, April 28th

maddy
Took Maddy for a super long walk in the nice spring weather.
maddy
maddy
All tuckered out!
blanket ˆ maddy
Set up the table for Kristina.
e9th apt ˆ living room ˆ reiki
Was getting over a cold so eating lots of ginger...
ginger
...and slicing lots of it up to make ginger tea with honey.
ginger ˆ tea
Very cool book about how numbers and geometry are expressed in nature.
book ˆ sacred geometry
Spent the rest of the evening sketching along with some of the examples...
sacred geometry
...and doodling.
drawing ˆ sacred geometry

Tuesday, April 29th

My neck was still bothering me so I spent Tuesday evening...
living room
maddy
...constructing a bed of strategically-placed pillows on the living room floor. Maddy loves to get in on some homemade bed action.
pillow ˆ maddy
maddy, me
I tried to keep my mind off of my cricked-neck with podcasts, strawberry ice pops and cuddling my dog's ass with my head. Happy April 2014!
freeze pop ˆ maddy ˆ me

2 comments

  • tcf16august 9, 2016

    Awww! Pics of the baby are super cute.

  • blahoctober 30, 2016

    i actually have read this site since i was in high school. it was part of the reason i chose to go to college in new york. its why i dragged all my friends to misshapes the first weekend i moved here. in lieu of new updates i did a deep dive into some older posts and i think you may want to go back and do some editing. there is a lot of groping drunk women and objectifying people because of their sexuality. that said, please update soon! ive loved going on this journey with you.